Taking Family Pictures

It has been quite awhile since I let any of my family take pictures of me.  I have avoided it like the plague.  Being heavy and the camera do not go hand in hand. 

Really  I did not want to document how I looked.  I was ashamed that I could not control the eating.  Ashamed that food had control over me.  And really, who would want to see that printed on Kodak paper?

So, today I did the unthinkable.............I took a picture.  Because now there is hope. 

It is my daughter's 9th birthday.  I will not forget this in years to come.  The picture is proof that I have lost a lot of weight and gained back my self respect in the process.

If I can (and I am) beating this weight issue.....................there is nothing I can not do.

 Lily's 9th Birthday